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Dear Members,

HOLIDAY TRIP IMPROVING CLARIFICATION

In yesterdays Eline the following was published regarding Holiday Trip Improving:

It was reported to me yesterday that a member of the Inflight Services staff had incorrectly told a Flight Attendant holding a trip over Christmas she would be unable to trip improve off the trip because Christmas was a "protected holiday". Protected holidays have nothing to do with the AIL. Protected holidays apply only to SAP and the percentage (15) of holiday trips that can be dropped in SAP. If you are holding a trip that works over ANY holiday you are still allowed to use the AIL to touch the trip and have the holiday off.

I would like to issue the following clarification:

This problem was actually reported to me about both a Thanksgiving and a Christmas trip. Protected Holiday listed in Section 9 of the Contract include, January 1, Memorial Day Independence Day, Labor Day, December 24,25 and 31. The protected holiday language applies to SAP and the 15% limit on drops allowed during the SAP process.

The protected holiday language does not extend to the AIL. The Weekend AIL restriction does require that if you have a trip(s) that operates over a weekend day(s) you are required to work on the weekend day(s) the trip(s) operate. For example:

#1 PAIRING #1234

FRIDAY DEC 22
SATURDAY DEC 23
SUNDAY DEC 24
MONDAY DEC 25

In this example, a Flight Attendant holding pairing #1234 will be able to trip improve and hold the December 25 off but would be required to touch both Saturday, December 23 and Sunday, December 24, per the Weekend AIL Restriction.

#2 PAIRING #4321

FRIDAY DEC 29
SATURDAY DEC 30
SUNDAY DEC 31

In this example, a Flight Attendant holding pairing #4321 can still use the AIL but would be required to touch both Saturday, December 30 and Sunday, December 31 per the Weekend AIL Restriction.

If any Holiday protected or not, falls on a weekend day and you have a trip that operates on that day, you will be required to touch that day per the Weekend AIL Restriction.

I hope this clears up any confusion that may exist regarding "protected holidays" and the Weekend AIL Restriction.

Thank you,

Mike Flores, President
US Airways MEC
AFA-CWA
 

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